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sullenness

Roget-categorie 901a

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
6.3. Sympathetic affections
›› 6.3.1. Social affections

#901a. Sullenness

zelfstandig naamwoord

sullenness etc. adj. — morosity, spleenchurlishness etc. (discourtesy) 895irascibility etc. 901.
moodiness etc. adj. — perversityobstinacy etc. 606torvity, spinositycrabbedness etc. adj.. ill temper, bad temper, ill humor, bad humorsulks, dudgeon, mumps, dumps, doldrums, fit of the sulks, bouderie [Fr.], black looks, scowlgrouchhuff etc. (resentment) 900.

werkwoord

be sullen etc. adj. — sulkfrown, scowl, lower, glower, gloam, pout, have a hangdog look, glout.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

sullen, sulkyill-tempered, ill-humored, ill-affected, ill-disposedgrouty [U.S.]in an ill temper, in a bad temper, in a shocking temper, in an ill humor, in a bad humor, in a shocking humorout of temper, out of humorknaggy, torvous, crusty, crabbedsour, sour as a crabsurly etc. (discourteous) 895.
moodyspleenish, spleenlysplenetic, cankered.
cross, crossgrainedperverse, wayward, humorsomerestiff, restivecantankerous, intractable, exceptious, sinistrous, deaf to reason, unaccommodating, rusty, frowardcussed [U.S.].
dogged etc. (stubborn) 606.
grumpy, glum, grim, grum, morose, frumpishin the sulks etc. n. — out of sortsscowling, glowering, growlinggrouchy.
peevish etc. (irascible) 901.

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